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07/22/2009 21:18:50

Hi Penha, I hope things are going well for you.  I just wanted to stop by and say hi today.  Best of blessings and a bright tomorrow,

Maraleh

05/30/2009 05:31:08

Hello Penha.. How're you doing? Here.. This is About Our Srilankan LDS Church History.. I'll Send you Our Church Pictures Later Okay.. C Ya..!

Sri Lanka,
Two Latter Day saint missionaries, Chauncey W. West and Benjamin F. Dewey, arrived in Ceylon In May 1853. They briefly labored in Galle and Colombo but could find neither a hall in which to preach nor a person to listen to their message, Thanks largely to the influence of anti-Mormon tracts and newspaper articles. They remained in the country only a short time returning to India.

The Church's next official contact with Srilanka was in August 1975, when two missionaries en route home from the Singapore Mission were assigned to stop in Sri Lanka to explore the prospects for initating missionary work. They reported favorably.

In 1976, Clarence Long, a Latterday Sint from Texas, Visited Colombo on bussiness and became acquainted with reginald and Easvary Rasiah and presented them with a Book of Mormon. Their Son Rosignald travel to the U.S to work for Long and was baptized in Texas in June 1977. Reginald and Easvary Rasiah were baptized in August 1977, a few their family members and others were baptized in ensuing months.

The Srilanka Branch (s small congregation) was organized in March 1978 with Reginald Rasiah as President. The Church was officially registerd in March 1979.

In 1979, The Genealogical Society Utah started microfilming Srilanka's vital records. The Church and Rotary Club in Colombo worked together to start a program to teach Engleish as a second language in February 1982.

Several senior couples served in Srilanka beginning in the late 1970s. They did not active proselyte, but taught those who requested more information about the Churh. Missionaries were removed from the Country at different times due to civil war. Srilanka had one branch and 135 members in 1990. Limited numbers of young foreign missionaries were allowed to serve there beginning about the late 1990s. This led to accelerated Church growth.

The first Chapel in Srilanka was dedicated in December 2001. In 2003 membership reached 783.

04/29/2009 09:06:59

Thank you so much for your comment and kind words. It makes my heart glad to know that I am a blessing to others through sharing my faith and testimony. God bless!

04/28/2009 21:26:56

The song that plays when one comes onto your page is wonderful. Our ward choir just performed it this passed Sunday. "Faith in Every Footstep". Surely music is the Celestial language. :)-- Angie

03/25/2009 14:53:23

Thank you again Penha,  I am glad you liked the article and I hope that things go well for you.  Best of blessings and may things continue to go well,
Maraleh

03/19/2009 23:44:52

Hi, I am sorry I have not been on in a while, I have been very sick and had surgery on my hand, so it has been hard to type until now.  I hope all is well with you and that you continue to have the blessings in life that you deserve, best of blessings and take care,

Maraleh

02/06/2009 18:19:06

Hi
Thanks for the comment....hope all is good in your world today :)

Have a wonderful weekend

Debs

02/01/2009 16:09:45

hey
thought i'd call in and say hi!
hope your weekend is wonderful

Debs